The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
The Agitator Only Saved from Death by
the Opening Of Friendly Door.
Several Of the American Correspondents Ac-
companying the Party Savagely Beaten
Local Authorities Responsible.
MORE FAIR PLAY.
O,Brien and His Party FierceIy Assaulted
by an Orange Mob.

versity where he received ovation and an
address from the students. Mr.. O'Brien replied
in pleasing and aattering vein The party then
drove to the railroad station to catch the l2:3o
p NJ. train for Kingston, where it was said. the
Orangemen were arranging to give another
warm reception to the party. On the same car
with OBrien were lady Macdonald, wife OF the
Canadian Premier; E. Crowbaker, NJ p, OF
British Columbia, and Sir Leonard Tiliey, Lieu
tenant-governor of New Brunswick.
Fifty miles out from here the Kingston recep-
ton COMMITTEES met the train and returned here
with the party. AS the train slowed up at the
station on the Place D'Armes. it was seen that
large crowd was assembled. AS Mr.. O'Brien
stepped out of the car, he was in the muen-
talked-of Kingston, The Derry of Canada" as
it is called. Kingston has population OF
$4,000. of which 5000 are Catholics.
There are only eight policemen. and
all of them, in command of Chief
Horsey, were In waiting. To the surprise OF
Mr.. O'Brien and the rest of the party, not dis
sentine voice was heard ip the storm of cheers
which arose as Mr.. OBrien entered the carriage.
The party were driven to the Burnett House.
where crowd assembled and cheered the ed
itor Battery A, Dominion regular artillery
corps, and the Fourteenth Regiment, the Prince
for emergencies, besides large number of spe-
cial constables to aid the ordinary police force.
On arriving at the skating rink, where the
meeting was held crowds all OBriens sympa-
thizers were found gathered around the build
ing and along the sidewalk. Policemen armed
with revolvers moved up and down, and forbade
anybody to block up the entrance to the hall,
and nobody attempted to do it. The street is for
all the world like Bay street. Toronto whore an
attack on OBrien was made; in fact it seemed
worse, because, in addition to broken stones,
bricks were scattered over its surface. and where
new buildings were being erected there were
huge heaps Of bricks.
The audience mum bered about twelve hundred,
and was very similar to Ulster tenant farmers,
whose custom it is TO listen rather than applaud.
Mr. O'Brien in opening his remarks. won at
once the Ulster Protestants who were listening,
and who form a largo section of the population,
when he asserted that the Orange farmers In
the north of Ireland were as much
oppressed as the Catholic farmers. and
Lord Lansdowne championing the cause
of those despotic landlords who were causing
this oppression. "My mission" he exclaimed,
sis not to stir up strife. but to blend the orange
and the green" This sentiment at once won
over the descendants OF the Ulster farmers, and
they cheered heartily as anybody else. as
they did again when he said, 1--WE will so
humiliate Lord Lansdowne in exposing his
murderous policy in Ireland, to make
Orangemen, as well Nationalists, at
last believe that there IS only one
Lord, He who rules above the cedars and the
stars" Among other things, OBrlen said: II
believe the few misunderstanding which have
arisen between the Protestant and Catholic
freshmen of Canada will soon pass away. Thank
God, they rapidly passing away, and could
not help thinking, when l heard to-day, that
Kingston was known as the Derry OF Canada.
that perhaps the name was name OF
good omen Iapplause] for, in the words of the
old song to-day Derry is own, boys
Icheersl, and the member for Derry, Justin
Mccarthy is one of the noblest Irish Nationalist
living Renewed applause l am convinced
the time is coming fast when the Protestant
tenant farmers will admit with grateful hearts
that all security and blessings they enjoy s'due
TO the struggles of the National League in
Ireland" Applause
The unexpected and somewhat omnous calm
was now for the first time, broken. At930 o'clock,
when Kiibride began his statement. the first
noise heard outside the hail. where
several hundred men and boys had
collected CRYING God save the Queen
and grooming for OBrien. Every cheer
which went up inside the hall was answered by
a loud roar and an angry response from without.
The crowd outside was now swollen to immense
proportions The meeting was brought to an end
by few remarks from the chairman, d. a. Benan,
who told the audience TO go home peaceably.
Then the people star TED 20 60 out OBrien being
in the Think g this too remarkable,
O'Brien's friends hun. I'D him to the front He
stepped on the sidewalk. wearing his usual tall
hat. The moment the Orangemen on the oppo-
site side Of the street saw him they raised saw
age wells and with cries CT There he Is, rushed
across the street. Bricks stones and cobble-
Stones began TO fly like hail. Women screamed.
and general confusion reigned.
"'Oh, they're at it again, said OBrien in a
tone of mournful regret, rather more than an
ger.
eyes, yes roared the mob: 'There he is'
drag him here the street," kill himr'
Choke him" Tear him asunderp and
they almost burst through OBriens
bodyguard which consisted of Amer
lean special correspondents and local
officers of the National League. A man changed
hats with OBreD, as that worn by the latter
furnished target for the mob, and
as the party turned into wellington
stones crashing through the crowd
OBrien and his friends bent their heads, but re-
loge, the New York Suns correspondent,
and J. NJ. Wall: the representative of
the Associated Press, caught up with
oBrien just on the st4op leading
Midway street. between William and Johnston
streets The doors were opened, and shower
Of missiles came from across the street.
The crowd surged up; Wall and Kellogg
flung to the ground. and OBrien
disappeared, evidently into Newmans house,
but mp to the present time nobody is certain of
door of Newman's house barred tightly.
Wall and Kellogg. with j. j. Behan.
Thomas Illwaiu. and j. J. Canwell. of the Chi
,ago News. rushed around through vinegar
works on Ontario street for the purpose of get
ling into the house by back entrance. The
mob, however intercepted them, and they had
10 fly for their lives.
The mob next rushed to the Burnett House,
thinking OBren there. shouting, ITO hell
with home ruler Kill him. Although OBrien
was not there, thay fred volleys of stones at the
windows, and then Groaned and yelled to their
hearts content.
j. NJ. Wall, wounded correspondent at
tempted to pass in front of the hotel, on bis
way TO the telegraph Office. but his bandaged
head attracted the attention of the OranGem
who went for him with rush. He escaped
down side street. however. and took off his
bandages.
The Canadian Freeman the Irish Catholic or
gan. was wrecked
Two hours had now elapsed since the first at
tack was made. and nobody knew where O'Brier
was, but he WAS discovered
Peter Devlin. who lives on the corner of yelling